"Is getting late." said a careless voice from behind the curtains of the door.
"Do tell me, Warning Dog." answered Gabe sing fully, arms cross over his head as he lay in bed.
"My name is Cloud, is not that hard to remember."
"It is when it belongs to a person I have no interest on." said Gabe finally turning to look at the boy with the deep red hair and golden eyes.
Cloud's eyes regard him with something like pity.
"Tell me Gabe, why do you want to make everyone hate you?"
Gabe smiled looking up at the ceiling. Cloud had been living along side with him in Madam Claire's house for a few months and already he thought he had him all figured out. Him, who didn't even know who he was sometimes.
"Who says I do?"
"Everyone who comes in contact with you"
Gabe sighed happily, "Then my sweet pet, my purpose in life has been reveal to me. To make everyone hate me. Not too hard," he said nodding his head in agreement.
Cloud snorted, "If you think that's your purpose in life you're more complex that I thought."
"That's because pets don't usually think."
Cold rage flashed in those golden eyes for a moment.
Gabe knew how much he hated to be called a pet. Living in the streets and eating out of trash cans like a dog, it they left a reputation on your record in the Mansion.
Gabe's own reputation had pursuit him here but no one dared tease him about it. Not even whisper about it behind his back.
Silently Cloud went over to the dresser to look at the reflection of the mirror. Staring into his face and unmoving. He did this frequently and he did not care enough to ask why.
"Did you know that it is believed that mirrors can steal a person's soul?" said Gabe at last sitting up to sit on his elbow as he glance at the boy.
The golden eyes remain focus on his own face.
"As self-centered as ever I see pet." continued Gabe prompting himself back on the bed. He knew exactly what strings to pull to make him furious but no matter how much he pushed him he never let the dark rage within him come out. Never gave in to the insults Gabe kept throwing at him. It was maddening.
Cloud started for the door, quietly as a mouse, without so much as a glance to where Gabe was.
he paused on the door way long enough to say, "Sonia has assign you to Lady Heart."
And he left.
Alone Gabe wondered about who this Lady Heart may be. Some rich spoiled girl for sure. Those were the general type of clients they got anyway.
He sighed and stood up, he should probably do something to appear 'nice' to the clients. Though by the time they left they weren't thinking he was 'nice' at all. He smiled wickedly with that thought in mind.
Standing in front of the mirror Cloud had just been looking on, he felt ridiculous need to let himself grow a mustache. Perhaps get another piercing? He thought touching the two rings at the corners of his lower lip.
He loved seeing Madam Claire's reaction to the changes to his fashion and facial style. Just last month he had opted for blue hair that now was a deep brown with a streak of white in the front.
Short but long enough to give the clients something to grab on, he thought with a smirk.
Glancing around his room he searched for the ring he had bought just a week ago. It was silver with the face of a heart carved in.
My god, what a mess he had in his room. Still, he refused to let anyone come in and cleaned for him for fear of loosing track of where his things where in his room and because he did not want anyone looking through his stuff.
It wasn't like he had something to hide. It was a sense of pride.
A couple of minutes passed and he heard the noise starting down stairs as clients starting coming in and enjoying themselves.
Meanwhile he was blowing bubbles in his room.
And that's how Lady Heart found him minutes later. Standing silently, blowing bubbles to the ceiling.
"Are you not afraid of the soap falling in your eyes?" she asked him standing in the doorway.
"Nay," he answer giving her a dazzling smile.
This made her roll her eyes, "You are nothing but a boy."
His smile didn’t falter an inch.
"Says the lady willing to pay me to forget I'm one for a while," said Gabe blowing bubbles her way.
She smiled and stepped into the room, parting the curtains and closing the door behind her with a silent click.
Pale, vibrant hair framing her heart-shaped. Red lips wide in a smile.
"I've heard about you, Gabe." she said not coming closer to him.
"I'm sorry I can't say the same about you, Lady Heart," he spoke her name as it was a joke.
This she expected. Gabe was never respectful. He was always pushing people to the limit. Enjoying when their temper took over them and their weaknesses were reveal.
Mischief danced in those gray eyes.
"I wouldn't expect you to, after all unlike you I don't have a reputation to pursue me."
"But who can not love the appreciation in woman's eyes when they hear who I am. When they realize it's 'Gabe' their talking to. Is 'Gabe' who's holding them. Kissing them. I must say I love my moments of spotlight," he said sighing happily.
She walked towards him.
"I paid good money for this moment of spotlight," she said taking the bottle of bubbles away from him. "I expect it to be money good spend," she continued looking up at him with eyes that wanted nothing but fun.
And he was gonna give it to her. With a smile he leaned down to her, kissing her and making her forget that he was just a boy.
*
Some time later that night a shadow had appear over the door step.
"Thought you wouldn't show up tonight." murmured Gabe rather sleepy.
"Scared I'll steal your clients away?" asked Neil coming in and sitting on the only chair in the room.
"Nah," he said yawning and stretching his arms upward. One glance at the clock told him it was 3 a.m.
You have to be kidding me, thought Gabe fighting to keep his burning eyes open. After all he had only gotten two hours of sleep so far.
"What's with you leaving at night?" he asked Neil laying back on the bed in a comfortable position. Neil didn't answer for a few minutes. If he doesn't answer soon I'll fall asleep, Gabe thought with his eyes closed.
"I had someone to visit," he answer in the same quiet way he used on everyone. That is, anyone who lived in the house. To the clients it was all cheerful Neil. Flirting Neil.
"And Madam Claire doesn't suspect anything?" Gabe asked not opening his eyes.
"Not a thing"
He nodded even though Neil wouldn’t be able to see it him the dark.
"That boy, Cloud seems fond of you." Neil said after a few minutes.
Gabe let his head fall his side.
"I suppose"
"He's always with you"
"Is not a mutual agreement but yes, he is always hanging around"
"You could try to not treat him like crap you know"
Neil could be stern sometimes. Good thing he was half-asleep and too tired to cared.
"I've been told I have the ability to do so, yes."
Neil sighed, "I see"
Gabe thought he'd left then when he didn't respond back. Too deep in the spell of slumber to form any coherent words to say to him.
From the doorway Neil eyed him wearily.
Too young, he thought, Gabe is too young to realize he has the ability to do more. Much more, he thought as he left a quiet-snoring Gabe behind.
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